Although St. Vincent de Paul founded many charities, he did not establish the well-known Society of St. Vincent de Paul. A young scholar and outspoken advocate for the poor named Antoine Frédéric Ozanam (along with six friends) established the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on April 23, 1833. Ozanam served as a professor at the Sorbonne in Paris and his writings greatly influenced Catholic social teaching. He died at the age of 40 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
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